St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09

nor more rellaDle gentleman can De,
found. Yesterday he was at this place
and gave your correspondent the details
of a most marvellous story, which we
bic in the language of the narrator,
writes Harrodsburg, KY. correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
/ A young man named John G. Hoover,
of Duncansville, woed and won the
affections of Miss Bette Ballard, a
charming and agreeable lady, living
in the vicinity. AS he had
worked for several years at saw
mill, and had mastered the business, he
thought it best that he should go west
ward and try his fortunes in the lumber
regions. So he determined to try st.
CroixFalls, Wis. The day before he was to
leave for a stay of one year was spent
in the company of his affianced.I 1t being
Sunday-a solemn day in the country
these two lovers Strayed to the country.
graveyard. There at the graves of their
parents, they promised to be ever true
to each other. In one year they were
to be married, and they promised, in the
event one should die, the other was
bound to live in state of celibacy. On
/ this holy day and upon the tombs of
their departed parents they made this
solemn VOW.
''Now," said the young lady. 81 am
your wife, and if l should die before
your return my spirit shall ever attend
you"
Hoover left next morning and soon
reached his destination at the head of
steamboat navigation on the ST. Croix
river. For ten months not a wave of
trouble rolled across his peaceful brea st.
One night after he had been sleeping
for several hours in his room at the
Peterson house, he was awakened by a
breeze passing over him as if made by a
wing. On opening his eyes he beheld
all object in the room. BY the dim light
of the moon he discerned the outlines
of woman. AS she advanced with out
stretched arms and an angelic smile on
her face. he thought he recognized his
sweetheart. AS she threw her arms
about his neck she vanished into thin
air. He Sprang from his bed. and,
quickly lighting lamp. he searched in
vain, for he found nothing. Sleep Wis
tied him no more that night. In few
days he received letter informing him
that his intended bride. after short
illness, had passed into the spirit land.
having died on the very night he had
seen her apparitiOn.
After working hard for two years his
business was so prosperous that he de-
termined to visit the scenes of his child
hood. While here he met Miss Cath
arine Larder. from Missouri. She was
as handsome as his old sweetheart, but
not so large and fine-looking. Again
Cupid got in his work, and they were
soon engaged. On the morning of June
q, 1887, they married and started imme-
diately for the husbands home in Wis
conSin.
In the course of time they arrived at
st. CroiX Falls. and Mr.. Hoover con-
Quoted his young wife to his apartments
in the Peterson house. The light had
hardly been eXtinguished when breeze
was felt to pass over the bed, and as he
turned to face his wife a cold hand
touched his face and scream from his
wife was heartrending. AS the affrighted
man arose from his bed to light lamp
he beheld an apparitiOn of his old sweet
heart fade from view, and observed his
wife lying beside the bed in a dead
SwOOn.
A similar scene occurred every night
for at least two weeks. They left the
hotel and rented house near the river
and set up housekeeping. Here the APP
partition appeared more frequently. 1t
never failed to separate the pair at
night and consequently made its pres
ence known to the wife during the day.
For nearly three weeks the spiritual
manifestations continued, when the vir-
gin bride would no longer remain with
her haunted husbund, but returned to
her friends at Duncansville. The
bright and beautiful young lady, so
joyous and happy when married, was
now careworn and sad personage-a
real object of pity. See told the story
to my informant and l have faithfully
given it to your readers.